Adore From Afar Poem by Louise Tredoux

Rudi furious when the new person
treated his dolphins without respect,
seldom looses his temper, but on finding
him manhandling the dolphin, he brought
him down with a blow, he faces the con-
sequences, a fire is burning in him, he
hates injustice and misuse of power
over all forms of life, he walks about
with a his eyebrows knitted into a frown,
the new member of staff has to go, all
life is sacred is Rudi’s creed - to de-
secrate life is an abominable deed,
I cannot reach him in his anger, he is
a person in need while the flames are
burning, I act rationally, do everything
quietly, something will ignite an explosion
and then he’ll feel better again, until then
I can only love and adore him from afar…